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bullheadedness

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bull⋅head⋅ed

  [bool-hed-id]
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–adjective
obstinately opinionated, esp. in refusing to consider alternatives; stubborn.
Origin:
1810–20; bull 1 + head + -ed 3

Related forms:
bull⋅head⋅ed⋅ly, adverb
bull⋅head⋅ed⋅ness, noun
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bull·head·ed   (bŏŏl'hěd'ĭd)   
adj.  Foolishly or irrationally stubborn; headstrong. See Synonyms at obstinate.
bull'head'ed·ly adv., bull'head'ed·ness n.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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bullheaded

  1. mod.
    stubborn. : You are the most bullheaded man I've ever known.
Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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